- Sulfonyl
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A sulfonyl group can refer either to a functional group found primarily in sulfones or to a substituent obtained from a sulfonic acid by the removal of the hydroxyl group similarly to acyl groups. Sulfonyl groups can be written as having the general formula R-S(=O)2-R', where there are two double bonds between the sulfur and oxygen.
Sulfonyl groups can be reduced to the hydrocarbon with lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4).
In inorganic chemistry, when the group -S(=O)2- is not connected to any carbon atoms, it is referred to as sulfuryl.
Examples of sulfonyl group substituents
The names of sulfonyl groups typically end in -syl, such as:
Group name Full name Abbreviation Example Tosyl p-toluenesulfonyl Ts Tosyl chloride (p-toluenesulfonyl chloride)
CH3C6H4SO2ClBrosyl p-bromobenzenesulfonyl Bs Nosyl 2- or 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl Ns Mesyl methanesulfonyl Ms Mesyl chloride (methanesulfonyl chloride)
CH3SO2Cl.Triflyl trifluoromethanesulfonyl Tf Dansyl 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl Ds Dansyl chloride See also
- Sulfonyl halide
References
Functional groups Acetyl · Acetoxy · Acryloyl · Acyl · Alcohol · Aldehyde · Alkane · Alkene · Alkyne · Alkoxy group · Amide · Amine · Azo compound · Benzene derivative · Carboxylic acid · Cyanate · Disulfide · Ester · Ether · Epoxide · Haloalkane · Hydrazone · Hydroxyl · Imine · Isocyanate · Isonitrile · Isothiocyanate · Ketone · Methine · Nitrile · Nitro compound · Nitroso compound · Organophosphorus · Oxime · Peroxide · Phosphonous and Phosphonic acid · Pyridine derivative · Sulfone · Sulfonic acid · Sulfoxide · Thiocyanate · Thioester · Thioether · Thiol · Urea
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